AVAV $144.65 -1.10% ▼ BA $212.25 +0.90% ▲ BAH $72.80 -0.95% ▼ CACI $623.61 -1.06% ▼ CW $566.75 -0.35% ▼ GD $359.39 -1.79% ▼ HEI $325.48 -0.37% ▼ HII $285.93 -2.08% ▼ HWM $259.27 -0.85% ▼ IRDM $47.21 +1.42% ▲ KBR $36.82 -1.89% ▼ KTOS $47.82 -0.58% ▼ LDOS $133.05 -0.86% ▼ LHX $256.45 -2.08% ▼ LMT $525.28 -1.36% ▼ MRCY $82.42 -2.45% ▼ NOC $514.98 -2.09% ▼ PLTR $174.33 -4.44% ▼ RTX $200.79 -0.65% ▼ SAIC $126.75 +0.20% ▲ TDG $1,162.05 +0.36% ▲ TXT $79.07 -0.38% ▼ AVAV $144.65 -1.10% ▼ BA $212.25 +0.90% ▲ BAH $72.80 -0.95% ▼ CACI $623.61 -1.06% ▼ CW $566.75 -0.35% ▼ GD $359.39 -1.79% ▼ HEI $325.48 -0.37% ▼ HII $285.93 -2.08% ▼ HWM $259.27 -0.85% ▼ IRDM $47.21 +1.42% ▲ KBR $36.82 -1.89% ▼ KTOS $47.82 -0.58% ▼ LDOS $133.05 -0.86% ▼ LHX $256.45 -2.08% ▼ LMT $525.28 -1.36% ▼ MRCY $82.42 -2.45% ▼ NOC $514.98 -2.09% ▼ PLTR $174.33 -4.44% ▼ RTX $200.79 -0.65% ▼ SAIC $126.75 +0.20% ▲ TDG $1,162.05 +0.36% ▲ TXT $79.07 -0.38% ▼
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Peter Thiel Adds to Palantir Stake in Latest Insider Filing

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Concentration Questions Surround SCHG as Palantir Shares Slip

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Palantir Books an Army Win as Investor Scrutiny Intensifies

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Palantir’s PwC Alliance Deepens as Consulting Giants Race to Commercialize AI Platforms

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Huntington Ingalls Books $336 Million Navy Award for Future Carrier CVN 82

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Huntington Ingalls Shares Slip as Defense Peers Advance in Friday Trading

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